=== From the Rabbi’s Notebook ===
Question: What is wrong with the use of vulgar language?
Answer: We need to discuss the human aspect and the Judaism aspect, we’ll start with the human aspect: Society is made of various layers, there are the regular people, important people (e.g., rabbis), and the trash. Torah describes the way in which one can recognize a person, to which society he belongs: by examining his drinking habits, his spending habits and his talking habits. When you listen to a conversation of a person you can recognize what kind of person he is, whether he belongs to “normal” society, or he belongs to the trash.
Every normal person strives to be a part of a normal society, that’s why he learns, works, and tries to get himself a life, but a lot of people do not realize that the use of vulgar language implies that the person does not belong in a healthy society. I am sure every person who is reading this, is striving to be a better person, therefore, there is no reason to lower yourself to the level of the scum on the street by using vulgar language, just for your own good.
That’s basically the human aspect of it, to be a normal person, you just got to behave like one, and one of the most important guidelines is the language, talking like a normal person, without the use of vulgar language, swearing or cursing.
Now to the Judaism aspect, Every Jew has a soul from G-d, a part of G-d, and therefore, every person has a responsibility to make his body into a place for G-d, by behaving the proper way, one of the important aspects of it, is the proper use of language, as befitting a prince, as every Jew is considered a Prince, son of a King, and has to behave accordingly.
There is no reason to use vulgar language, in any case, it can always be rephrased in a nicer way, without the additions of the scum and trash of society.
To conclude, the Gemara is Maseches Shabbos 33a writes: “... A Person who profanes his mouth (by vulgar language, swearing, etc.) causes that G-d retracts all the good he has designed for him for the coming 70 years”, it is worth it to watch the mouth, like the smartest of all men, Shlomo HaMelech, said: “Life and death are in the hands of the mouth”, you don’t want to ruin for yourself, just for no good reason.Good Shabbos, Rabbi Shuchat
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